Narrative:
The flight crew lost control of the airplane during a ferry flight from the factory at Irkutsk to their base at Vitebsk. The airplane came down from an altitude of 3300 m.
It was unable to determine the exact cause of the crash due to the high speed impact and subsequent explosion and fire. It was deemed possible that aileron controls had failed or a fire had developed in the cockpit.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 28 November 1959 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | 8900606 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 107 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Irkutsk ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Irkutsk-2 Airport (UIIR), Russia |
| Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Belarus |
The flight crew lost control of the airplane during a ferry flight from the factory at Irkutsk to their base at Vitebsk. The airplane came down from an altitude of 3300 m.
Probable Cause:
It was unable to determine the exact cause of the crash due to the high speed impact and subsequent explosion and fire. It was deemed possible that aileron controls had failed or a fire had developed in the cockpit.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Irkutsk-2 Airport to Vitebsk Airport as the crow flies is 4600 km (2875 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Irkutsk-2 Airport to Vitebsk Airport as the crow flies is 4600 km (2875 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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